Could 2027 really see ‘superhumans’, a new Russian leader and even a retro-style Avengers film? The late Bulgarian prophet ...

The UN has called for the traditional world map to be replaced with one more accurately reflecting Africa’s size. How has ...

The Battle of the Nile foiled Napoleon's Egyptian campaign – and led Britain to the Rosetta Stone. Here's how a naval battle ...

Nehru and Gandhi both played starring roles as India broke away from British control in the 1940s. What made relations between the two men so dynamic?

Winston Churchill’s political career was far from over after World War II. How did his peacetime premiership in the 1950s ...

The plans for D-Day were a closely guarded secret. So, why did codenames related to the wartime operation start popping up in ...

In 1938, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling fought as symbols of Nazism and democracy. Here's the surprising friendship that ...

From a young, aggressive republic fighting for survival to one of the greatest empires in history, Rome’s rise was fuelled by ambition, war and the pursuit of power. Discover how Rome conquered the ...

This special follows the parallel lives and careers of American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling as they overcome social ...

The first annual Cannes Film Festival opens at the resort city of Cannes on the French Riviera. The festival had intended to make its debut in September 1939, but the outbreak of World War II forced ...

Marie Antoinette has been besmirched as the arrogant, pampered Queen of France who dismissively said of her starving subjects: ‘Let them eat cake’. With this out-of-touch attitude, she fanned the ...

Many longtime viewers of American Pickers will have fond, nostalgic memories of seeing star Mike Wolfe hit the road with Frank Fritz. In episode after episode, the two friends scoured the furthest ...